l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1692

City of Hattiesburg; authorize to impose local sales tax.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on April 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL SALES TAX OF NOT MORE THAN ONE PERCENT ON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF ALL SALES OR THE GROSS INCOME OF BUSINESSES IN THE CITY DERIVED FROM ACTIVITIES TAXED AT THE RATE OF SEVEN PERCENT UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI SALES TAX LAW; TO EXEMPT CERTAIN RETAIL SALES FROM THE TAX; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL NOT BE LEVIED UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY AT LEAST 60% OF THE VOTERS IN AN ELECTION CALLED AND HELD ON THE ISSUE OF THE TAX LEVY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE COLLECTED UNDER THE SPECIAL SALES TAX SHALL BE USED AND EXPENDED BY THE CITY ONLY TO FUND CERTAIN PROJECTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

March 25 to April 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action17 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 25 to Apr 1016 days

Local and Private LegislationMar 25 to Apr 915 days

Ways and MeansApr 9 to Apr 90 days

Local and Private LegislationApr 9 to Apr 90 days

In the SenateApr 10 to Apr 18 · stopped8 days

Local and PrivateApr 10 to Apr 14 · moved on4 days

Local and PrivateApr 14 to Apr 140 days

FinanceApr 14 to Apr 18 · stopped4 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 10

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 25 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 25Referred to the House committees on Local and Private Legislation and on Ways and Means
  2. Apr 9Reported as a committee substitute from LP to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported as a committee substitute from WM to LP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Apr 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Apr 10 – Apr 18

  1. Apr 10Released in the House to be sent on at once
  2. Sent to the Senate
  3. Referred to the Senate committees on Local and Private and on Finance
  4. Apr 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  5. Recalled from the Senate by the House
  6. Apr 14Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  7. Sent to the Senate
  8. Referred to the Senate committees on Local and Private and on Finance
  9. Reported as amended from LP to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  10. Apr 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 17 actions, as published
  1. Mar 25Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Apr 9DR - TSDPCS: LP To WMHouse of Representatives
  3. Apr 9DR - TSDPCS: WM To LPHouse of Representatives
  4. Apr 9Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Apr 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Apr 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 10Immediate ReleaseHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Apr 10Referred To Local and Private;FinanceSenate
  11. Apr 11Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  12. Apr 11Recalled From SenateHouse of Representatives
  13. Apr 14Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  14. Apr 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  15. Apr 14Referred To Local and Private;FinanceSenate
  16. Apr 14DR - TSDPAA: LP To FISenate
  17. Apr 18Died In CommitteeSenate